Improvement in hooping oasis



D. 82;, E. PERRY.

HOOPING OASKS.

N0. 635088. Patented Mar. 19, 1867.

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DAN. PERRY AND EDWIN PERRY, or PAWTUCKET, RHODE'ISLANDa Letters Patentare. 63,088, dated March 19, 1867. I

IMPROVEMENT IN noorlne GASKS.

TO ALL WHOM ITMAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, DAN. PERRY and'E DwIN PERRY, of Pawtucket, in thecoun'ty of Providence, and State of Rhode Island, have invented a newand improved Method of Applying Hoops to Barrels, etc.; and we do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use thesame reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part ofthis specification. 1

The nature of our invention consists in coustructingconcave bands orhoops and'iapplying them to barrels, tubs,'pails, and butter-moulds bycutting two parallel channelsor grooves on the eirterior surface of thebarrels or telos at the same distance-apart that the hoop is designed tobe wide. These grooves converge toward each other from the bottom, sothat it forms a bead or convex surface that fits the concave over thehoop; which is pressed down on the convex, which serves thepurpose ofdowels in keeping the strives in position. i

We will now roceed to describe its construction and operation.

Figure l is a top plan view of our improved mode of making and applyinghoops.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the same from the linem x. I

I Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of thefigures.

A represents the staves or body of a tub with our improved mode ofapplying hoops. B is a hoop, which may bc-made of sheet metal rolled outin proper size and formby means ot' suitable rollers, the respectiveends of which are secured together by soldering, riveting, or otherwell-known means, after the hoop is applied to the barrel, tub, ortowhatever it may be designed, which is done as follows: The barrel,tub, or cask is first set up and held by truss-hoop while a hoop-seat.is cut out, as seen at c, fig. 2 Then, commencing at one end of thehoop,'we gradually press it into the grooves prepared, that is, pressingit in from one stave into another until the whole are dowelled together.When the hoop meets it is cut off, so that it will lap over the endalready driven or pressed in. The ends are then fastened together eitherby riveting through both thicknesses of the hoop and the stave or bysoldering them together. When the hoops-arc all driven inand properlyfastened the truss-hoop is taken off. These hoops, when once put on, areintend'cd to be permanent, and are neither to be driven oil or pulledout. 4 i

Having thus described our invention, what 'we claim, and (l'esiretosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The concave hoop B, fitted permanently in channels or grooves on theouter face of the barrel tub, pail, or other article made of wood andhooped, substantially as described for the purpose specified.

DAN. PERRY,

EDWIN PERRY.

Witnesses:

ROYAL LEE, 7 I Geo. L. GARPENTER.

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